Reading Time: 6 minutesMND doesn’t just affect movement – it can also impact thinking and behaviour. Research has suggested that around a third of people with MND also develop changes to their thinking and learning, language and communication and behaviour and emotions. For some people with MND, these changes may be a sign of a type of dementia, known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
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Reading Time: 6 minutesMND doesn’t just affect movement – it can also impact thinking and behaviour. But these cognitive changes in MND aren’t the same for everyone. In
Reading Time: 5 minutesWith advances in healthcare technologies, more people with MND are now able to live at home supported by equipment such as ventilators and feeding tubes.
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Symposium Highlights: A Former Carer’s Perspective
Reading Time: 7 minutesLast month, we hosted the 35th International Symposium on ALS/MND in Montreal, Canada. The International Symposium brings together researchers, healthcare professionals and people with and affected
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Finding treatments and improving care in MND
Reading Time: 7 minutesIt’s that time of year again when we’re counting down to the annual International Symposium on ALS/MND! This year marks the 35th Symposium, the largest scientific
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn July we hosted our annual event for early career researchers (ECRs) in the UK. MND EnCouRage UK is a two day event which aims
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhile we work hard for a cure, it is essential we support those living with MND now. Professor Chris McDermott, Professor of Translational Neurology at
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MND EnCouRage UK: Supporting the future leaders of MND research
Reading Time: 7 minutesIncreasing our understanding of MND, improving care and finding new potential treatments for the disease relies upon very talented and dedicated scientists working in MND
Reading Time: 6 minutesWeight loss is a problem for many people living with MND, with approximately 20% of people already having lost 10% of their weight at diagnosis.
Reading Time: 7 minutesWeight loss is a problem for many people living with MND, with approximately 20% of people already having lost 10% of their weight at diagnosis.